French Sixth Rate flûte 'La Prévoyante' (1793)

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La Prévoyante
Nominal Guns	24	NNF-1774
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	1791	NNF-1774
Launched	5.1793	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	8.1793	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Nourrice Class (1789)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Constructor	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1774
Captured	17.5.1795	NNF-1774
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Prevoyante' (1795) (40) 1795-1819 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck132' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.8736 (140′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel123' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.9504 (131′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5607 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthenc700Ton

Armament

8.1793Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck24 British 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
28.12.1789100Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
1795Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Flûte
17.5.1795Action of 1795-05-17
17.5.1795Taken by
17.5.1795Taken by off Cape Henry
17.5.1795Taken by off Cape Henry

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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